Archival records from Documenting the Arabic manuscript collection of the Yattara Family Library, Timbuktu, Mali (EAP913)

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  • Infa Yattara Family Library Collection

    Collection Ref: EAP913/1
    This project offers a representative sample of 50 Arabic manuscripts from the Infa Yattara Family Library currently housed in a private facility in…

  • القرآن

    File Ref: EAP913/1/1
    Begins with Qur'anic verse [2:22] and ends with beginning of verse [18:82].Page size (cm) (width and height): 16.5 x 21.5; Text box size (cm…

  • القرآن

    File Ref: EAP913/1/2
    Begins with Surat al-Fatiha [1] and ends with Surat al-An'am [6:107].Page size (cm) (width and height): 12 x 18; Text box size (cm): 8.5 x 16…

  • القرآن

    File Ref: EAP913/1/3
    Begins in middle of Surat al-Maun [107] and continues through final surah.Page size (cm) (width and height): 11 x 17.5; Text box size (cm): 11 x 16…

  • كتاب في النصيحة ابليس

    File Ref: EAP913/1/4
    Portion of a text on religious practice and sin, literally advice concerning the Devil.Page size (cm) (width and height): 16.5 x 21.5; Text box…

  • مختصر في العبادات

    File Ref: EAP913/1/5
    Portions from text(s) regarding Islamic ritual practice.Page size (cm) (width and height): 17.5 x 22.5; Text box size (cm): 13 x 18; Lines per page…

  • جواهر بني ادام

    File Ref: EAP913/1/6
    A text on Islamic ethics popular in West Africa whose title translates to "Jewels of the People of Adam".Page size (cm) (width and height…

  • فضائل مكة والمدينة

    File Ref: EAP913/1/7
    This text discusses the special nature of the holy city of Mecca.Page size (cm) (width and height): 17 x 22; Text box size (cm): text fills page;…

  • ديوان النابغة

    File Ref: EAP913/1/8
    Portion of a collection of poems by one of the last pre-Islamic Arabian court poets.Page size (cm) (width and height): 17 x 23; Text box size (cm…

  • عقيدة السنوسي

    File Ref: EAP913/1/9
    A widely read and cited doctinal text used by Islamic scholars.Page size (cm) (width and height): 17 x 22; Text box size (cm): 13 x 19; Lines per…

  • الجواهر الحسان في تحقيق معرفة أركان الايمان

    File Ref: EAP913/1/10
    This is a portion of a theological treatise discussing the pillars of the Islamic faith and their importance.Page size (cm) (width and height): 17…

  • تعليم المتعلام لطريق التعلم

    File Ref: EAP913/1/11
    Section of a pedagogical work that was used extensively in the training of West African scolars of the Islamic tradition.Page size (cm) (width and…

  • التنافس بينا العلم والمال

    File Ref: EAP913/1/12
    An Islamic doctrinal text examining the relationship between the pursuit of knowledge and the pursuit of money.Page size (cm) (width and height):…

  • حديث النساء

    File Ref: EAP913/1/13
    This work contains various sayings of the Prophet Muhammad that specifically concern women.Page size (cm) (width and height): 17 x 22; Text box…

  • مكتوب في سيرة النبوية

    File Ref: EAP913/1/14
    Part of a treatise that examines the biography of the Prophet Muhammad.Page size (cm) (width and height): 14.5 x 20; Text box size (cm): 10 x 16.5…